Garment



D SH U LTZ GARMENT Filed April june v N VE N TOR flora J [142/ ,m ATTORNtion.

1305A SHIJ'LTZ, OF NEJV YORK, N. Y.

1,47,38 OFFICE-1..

GARMENT.

Application filed April 2%, 1923. Serial No; 634,237.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, DORA SHULTZ, a citizenof the United States, and resldent of New York city, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain-new and usefulImprovements in Garments, of which the following 1s a specnica-My'present invention relates primarily to corsets or abdominal stays orsupporters.

It is an object of the invention to provide a corset more particularlyadapted for wear bystout women or expectant mothers, which shalleffectively sustain or brace the abdomen'in accordance with hygienicprinciples, without the need for separate abdominal supporters orgirdles, and which shall afford thorough comfort to the wearer.

Another object is to provide a corset of.

the above type which shall be simple and relatively inexpensive inconstruction, and which shall be easy to apply and easy to remove, andwhich shall include no parts inherently subject to rapid deterioration.

The corset in a preferred embodiment includes front and back panels, theformer provided with an integral pouch or suspen-' sory at the lower endthereof, formed preferably by drawing the lower end of the blank fromwhich it is made inward as by a permanent tuck. A flexible stay ispreferably'provided at the middle of the front panel which, in wear, isdeflected outward at its lower end by the pressure of themore orlesspendulous or protuberant part of the abdomen, sustained by the.pouch or suspensory, thus bowing the stay to provide room for theabdomen and consequently preventing undue pressure thereon. The corsetforms a concavityto enclose and brace'the convexity of the upper partofthe abdomen andacts' as a suspensory for'the lower part, so that thegarment will not slip in wear,

though cutaway both at its upper and lower sides, toprovide freedom ofmovement for the arms and thighs.

The above and other features of my inventionmay be more fully understoodfrom :the accompanying drawings, in which'is shown one of variouspossible embodiments of'the several features of the invention.

Infthe drawings;

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the corset 1 on the wearer,

--Fig-. 12:19 a perspective view on a larger scale of the corset, apartfrom the wearer,

illustrating the relative positions that the parts would assume inactual use,

Fig. 3 is an interior view of the garment in extended position, and;

- Fig. 1 is a detail view illustrating a preferred construction of theabdominal pouch.

Similar reference charactersrefer to similar parts throughout theseveral views. of the drawings. I have shown a corset embodying a frontpanel 10 of suitable non-elastic fabric, pro.-

vided with suitable flexible stays 11 and ,a

generally similar rear panel12, similarly stayed as at13. The twopanelsare detachably connected together by a series of buckles andstrapsgthebuckles 1 1 illustra tively at an edge of the front panehandthe straps 15 at an edge of the backpanehzalthough, it will beunderstood, that'the two panels may, if desired, be formed inasingleunitary construction. At one extremity, the

garment is shown provided with a series of buckles 16, to coact withcorresponding straps 17 at the opposite end of the garment inapplication to the body as shownin Figs. 1 and 2. p Y.

The garment is preferablyprovided with an integral pouch or suspensory'18 at the lower end and centrally of the front panel. For thispurposegthe lower :end of the front panel blank is shaped to curvedownward as-at 19 and is drawn inward at its lower end to diminishthegirthof thecorset, below that at a somewhat higher point, forming apouch or suspensory. In the preferred embodiment, as'best shown in Fig.lpthe blank of the front panel is-provided with a tuck. by a central Vnotch 21.near th'e lower edge thereof,the edges ofthe V notch, as bestshown in dottedlinesin Fig. 4, being superposed and stitched together asat 20. A midpouch 18 has preferably a binding 2.6;to 'protect' the bodyfrom abrasion.

As shown in the drawings, rh ane as and the back panel: are 3 of;minimum height,

at their ends, the garment being recessed as at 27 and 28 at the sides,to aflord ample clearance respectively for the arms and the thighs. Thecorset may be provided, as shown, with the usual garters 29 and alsowith a short plaque 30 attached near the central stay 21 and providedwith straps 31 for attachment to special buckles 32 therefor, at thesides of the garment. Pads of velvet, fleece or similar material may beprovided, whenever desirable, in the inner surface of the garment toprotect the body against any possible abrasion.

The garment, it will be seen, dispenses with laces and can beconveniently applied by even the stoutest person without assist- Y ance,the straps and buckles being readily accessible at the right or leftside, depending on which of the strap and buckle sets are at the ends ofthe garment. The corset includes no elastic parts subject to rapiddeterioration from perspiration or washing.

It will be seen that in the application of the garment, the lower curvedand pouched formation, proportioned, of course, in accordance with thedimensions of the wearer,

will retain a pendulous or protuberant abdomen, in the manner of asuspensory. The I convexity of the pendulous abdomen tends to displacethe lower end of the master stay 21, to bow the length thereof outwardas shown, and this substantially regardless to what extent the sidebuckles 16 are tightened. The controlling master stay thus bows thefront panel 10 outward, provid ing a concavity to accommodate theconvexity of the upper part of the abdomen. From another point of view,my corset is secured. primarily by pressure at the sides of the body,the abdomen being relieved of excessive pressure by the concave frontpanel and the pendulous lower part of the abdomen, being sustained bythe pouch or suspensory formation.

It will be seen that the pouch or abdominal support is an unitary partof the corset which is wholly self-sustaining and dispenses with anysustaining straps at the inner side thereof, which straps at the innerside of the corset would be a source of considerable discomfort.

Corsets which constriot the body at the small of the back and force theflesh in 'part upward and in part downward may panel, retains thegarment against shifting either up or down.

Ordinarily, the side plaques 30 need not be used, but if added securityis desired, the straps 31 thereof may be passed through thecorresponding buckles 32 and tightened to the desired degree.

Instead of the preferred side buckles, other equivalent suitablefastening means may be employed.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a corset adapted particularlythough not limited to wear by stout women, which effectively enclosesthe abdomen and sustains or supports the pendulous or protuberant lowerpart thereof with thorough comfort to the wearer and without unduepressure at any part, which dispenses with the need for any auxiliarygirdles, bands or abdominal straps and which, moreover, will not slip inuse and can be applied and rewhich apparatus in. its action attains thevarious objects of the invention andis well suited to meet therequirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description' or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense. i I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent of the United States is 1. A corset includingin combination, a front panel, a stiffening stay extending verticallyalong the front of said panel tp a point adjacent but spaced from thelower edge thereof, a dart formed in said panel below the end of saidstay, the edges of said dart being secured together to form a permanentpouch at the lower front extremity of said panel.

2. In a corset, in combination, a front panel, a stiffening stayextending vertically along the front of said panel to a point adjacentbut spaced from the lower edge thereof, a dart formed in said panelbelow the end of said stay, the edges of said dart being securedtogether to form a permanent pouch at the lower front extremity of saidpanel. and a piping extending substantially the full vertical length ofsaid panel and reinforcing said stay and the joined edges of said dart.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New'Yorkthis 30th day of March A. D. 1923.

, DORA SHULTZ.

